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A/NL Hokay, This is just fluffy cuteness with Kay, but It is kinda important to establish that relationship. I'm posting another one right after that. The story is almost done, too, so...
"Ain't no mountain high enough/ Ain't no valley low enough/ Ain't no river wide enough/ to keep me from getting to you, babe!" Ash, Griff, and Kay sang at the top of their lungs in the car, the top down. They were on their way to have a picnic in the park for lunch for 'Girl's day'.
"No wind!" Griff started.
"No Rain!" Ash sang.
"No winter storms, can stop me baby!" Kay sang, her little voice ringing out.
"That's right!" Griff said, handing her 'microphone' to Kay. "Sing it girl!"
Kay finished the song solo, her feet kicking from her car-seat.
"Whoo!" Ash yelled, punching the air. "Ladies and Gentlemen, watch out! Lock up your Sons, because Kay is coming to town!"
"Eew! Boys have cooties!" Kay said, wrinkling her nose.
"What about Tyler?" Ash asked her.
"Well," Kay said, tilting her head to the side. "He can be my boyfriend!" Just as she said that, My Boyfriend's Back by the Angels.
"Oh! Coinky-dink!" Griff said, turning it up.
They pulled into a parking space, and climbed out of the car. Ash deftly got Kay out of her seat, while Griff grabbed onto the basket full of food and the small portable radio. All three girls were wearing a different checker-patterned 60's dress, complete with aprons and matching headbands. Kay held onto Ash's hand, her pink dress ruffling daintily as she walked.
"Where should we sit?" Griff asked, her dress was a pale green.
"Um, hmm, how 'bout down by the duck pond?" suggested Ash, who was wearing a light lavender color.
"Yeah!" Kay said, delighted.
"The DUCKIES!" Griff squealed, more delighted than the three-year-old. They made their way down, getting stares where ever they went.
"Can I feed them?" Kay and Griff asked in unison as soon as they had set everything down.
"Go ahead," Ash said, laughing. She set up the radio, and put in their 50's and 60's album.
Turning it up, she swayed along with the song, and began to set out their little tea party. (Using the china set they had bought a week ago.)
It was Birthday Week! The week Kay was turning 4. She had requested seven different themes for everyday. Sunday had been Candy day, when all they ate was candy, talked about was candy, and did was play Candy land and watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory until they were green in the face. Monday was Princess day. Then they had put on their old prom dresses, made royal decrees, and watched hours upon hours of Disney Princess movies. Tuesday had been shopping day, when they had hit the mall and any other store they could think of. Today, Wednesday, was Donna Reid day. The next day was Opera day, Friday; Fairy day, and Saturday was Party Day.
Kay had specifically requested the presence of all four Sons of Ipswich periodically throughout the week, and surprisingly, they had held to it. Tyler was her Prince on Monday. Reid had thrown up Candy day (too weak to keep up). Caleb had bought $300 worth of Barbies on Tuesday, and Pogue was bringing dessert in ten minutes.
"Hey girls!" he called, walking toward them. He had brought Tyler with him, dressed as a soc. Pogue had slicked back his hair, and worn converse, in a true greaser fashion. He set the five individual pieces of apple pie next to each tea-setting. "You look great!" he said to Ash, who simply smiled back.
"Poguey! Tyler!" Kay ran up to them, and slammed herself into Pogue's leg.
"Hey, princess, how's Birthday week?" He asked her, picking her up.
"Great!" she said, a big grin across her face.
"You look like Shirley Temple!" Tyler said to her. She smiled, and giggled as he tickled her. "Caleb and Reid are coming in a couple of minutes, too, if you don't mind," Pogue said to Ash. "They couldn't resist."
Ash simply shrugged and sang along with the Connie Francis song that came through the speakers of the radio.
"YAY!" Kay said, wiggling herself down from Pogue's grasp. She began to twirl in the grass, throwing her gloved hands outward. Tyler grabbed onto her, and danced with her, smiling.
"Boo." Ash's eyes were covered, causing her to sing "Wheeeeeeeeaiekkd" Reid laughed, and sat down. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."
"Sure," she said, getting up.
"Nice outfit," Caleb said to Griff. They had been on speaking terms for a whole two days now.
"Thanks, you look nice too. Who are you supposed to be?"
"A beach boy." He spun around, looking for her approval.
"Good job."
"I'm Dally," said Reid, trying to look 'tuff'.
Bread and Butter came on, by the Newbeats, and Ash and Griff began to do the Carlton dance. They laughed, and Kay joined them. Twisting, jumping, hopping, and laughing, they sang along in true 'girl's day' fashion. They continued to do it through Tom Jones' It's not unusual.
The boys looked at each other.
Caleb sighed, and shrugged. "When in Rome," he said, and joined in. He and Griff did a few swing dance moves, while Kay and Ash jitter-bugged their hearts out. Then they twisted to Chubby Checker and the Four Tops before they decided they needed to eat.
"So what's for lunch?"
"Pot roast, Mashed potatoes, Baked buns, and Corn!" Kay said, helping herself to a bit of it all. "Mmm, I love a home-cooked meal!" She said, her mouth full of corn.
"Ditto, Donna Reid!" said Griff, picking at her bun.
After lunch everyone lay on the blanket, full and miserable. Griff turned and looked at Caleb. His shirt made her laugh.
"What?"
"I just think it's so funny that all four of you will do practically anything for Kay," she said, looking back up at the clouds.
"Well, she's got something about her. I mean, you two will do anything for her too."
"Hmm, she's like my sister, of course I would."
"Besides, believe it or not, this is fun. I mean, when else can I dress up like a beach boy in public?"
"Erm, Hawaii days?" she laughed. "I suppose not. Kokomo came out in the 90's."
"Did it?"
"Well, I'm not sure. All I know is John Stamos was in the music video."
"Okay," Caleb laughed. "You know, maybe it's not just Kay that made us come today."
Griff looked at him. He kept looking up, but she knew what he had meant.
They stayed at the park for quite a while, all of them almost forgetting the unspoken animosity between them. Kay took up most of everyone's attention, especially Griff and Ash's.
